Causes of mortality of wild birds submitted to the Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador from 2002-2004.
Necropsy findings were reviewed from wild birds submitted to the Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos Archipelago between 2004 and 2006. One hundred and ninety cases from 27 different species were submitted, and 178 of these cases were evaluated grossly or histologically. Trauma and trauma-related deaths (n=141) dominated necropsy submissions. Infectious causes of avian mortality included myiasis due to Philornis sp. (n=6), avian pox (n=1), and schistosomosis (n=1).
Gottdenker
Nicole L
NL
Saint Louis Zoo, Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
Walsh
Timothy
T
Jiménez-Uzcátegui
Gustavo
G
Betancourt
Franklin
F
Cruz
Marilyn
M
Soos
Catherine
C
Miller
R Eric
RE
Parker
Patricia G
PG
D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000293:injuries*; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D001717:Birds / Q000293:injuries*; D002423:Cause of Death; D046091:Charadriiformes; D046092:Columbiformes; D004484:Ecuador / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D046109:Passeriformes; D020305:Strigiformes